ScienceDaily: Matter & Energy News


A new rapid assessment to promote climate-informed conservation and nature-based solutions

Posted: 17 Jun 2021 01:37 PM PDT

A new article introduces a rapid assessment framework that can be used as a guide to make conservation and nature-based solutions more robust to future climate.

Thin, stretchable biosensors could make surgery safer

Posted: 17 Jun 2021 01:36 PM PDT

A research team has developed bio-inks for biosensors that could help localize critical regions in tissues and organs during surgical operations.

If you ride an e-scooter, take safety precautions

Posted: 17 Jun 2021 01:35 PM PDT

New research shows that nearly 28% of all electric scooters reported injuries were head and neck injuries.

'Nanodecoy' therapy binds and neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 virus

Posted: 17 Jun 2021 01:35 PM PDT

Nanodecoys made from human lung spheroid cells (LSCs) can bind to and neutralize SARS-CoV-2, promoting viral clearance and reducing lung injury in a macaque model of COVID-19. By mimicking the receptor that the virus binds to rather than targeting the virus itself, nanodecoy therapy could remain effective against emerging variants of the virus.

Probing the dynamics of photoemission

Posted: 17 Jun 2021 11:58 AM PDT

Physicists have used ultrashort laser pulses to probe the dynamics of photoelectron emission in tungsten crystals.

Novel chirped pulses defy 'conventional wisdom'

Posted: 17 Jun 2021 10:38 AM PDT

Researchers demonstrate highly chirped pulses created by a using a spectral filter in a Kerr resonator, enabling them to widen a laser pulse wavefront by separating the beam's colors. The chirped pulses remain stable even with more than 90% energy loss.

A remote control for gene transfer

Posted: 17 Jun 2021 08:55 AM PDT

Researchers develop technology to introduce genes into single cells in a targeted manner.

A new 'twist' to break viscoelastic liquid bridges

Posted: 17 Jun 2021 08:52 AM PDT

Scientists have developed a new method that improves dispensing of viscoelastic fluids - a vital process for circuit board production, 3D printing and other industrial applications. The scientists found that twisting these liquid bridges breaks them in a quicker and cleaner way than the conventional method of stretching them.

Defining the Hund physics landscape of two-orbital systems

Posted: 17 Jun 2021 07:12 AM PDT

Electrons are ubiquitous among atoms, subatomic tokens of energy that can independently change how a system behaves -- but they also can change each other. An international research collaboration found that collectively measuring electrons revealed unique and unanticipated findings.